Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

Lift The Veil

Lift the veilthat obscuresthe heartand thereyou will findwhat you arelooking for

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Lamps Burn In Every House

Lamps burn in every house,O blind one! and you cannot see them.One day your eyes shall suddenly be opened,and you shall see: and the fetters of death..

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Knowing Nothing Shuts The Iron Gates

Knowing nothing shuts the iron gates;the new love opens them.The sound of the gates opening wakesthe beautiful woman asleep.Kabir says:..

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I'Ve Burned My Own House Down

I've burned my own house down,the torch is in my hand.Now I'll burn down the house of anyonewho wants to follow me.

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It Is Needless To Ask Of A Saint

It is needless to ask of a saint the caste to which he belongs;For the priest, the warrior. the tradesman, and all thethirty-six castes, alike are..

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Illusion And Reality

What is seen is not the TruthWhat is cannot be saidTrust comes not without seeingNor understanding without wordsThe wise comprehends with knowledgeTo..

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I Won’t Come

I won’t comeI won’t goI won’t liveI won’t dieI’ll keep utteringThe nameAnd lose myselfIn itI’m bowlAnd I’m platterI’m manAnd I’m womanI’m..

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I Talk To My Inner Lover, And I Say, Why Such Rush?

I talk to my inner lover, and I say, why such rush?We sense that there is some sort of spirit that lovesbirds and animals and the ants—perhaps the..

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I Said To The Wanting-Creature Inside Me

I said to the wanting-creature inside me:What is this river you want to cross?There are no travelers on the river-road, and no road.Do you see anyone..

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I Played Day And Night

I played day and night with my comrades,and now I am greatly afraid.So high is my Lord's palace,my heart trembles to mount its stairs:yet I must not..

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I Laugh When I Hear That The Fish In The Water Is Thirsty

I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirstyYou don't grasp the fact that what is most alive of allis inside your own house.and so you..

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I Have Been Thinking

I have been thinking...I have been thinking of the difference between waterI have been thinkingI have been thinkingand the waves on it...

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I Have Attained The Eternal Bliss

I have attained the Eternal Bliss.There is no time for sorrow or pain,for now I enjoy singing His glory.The tree of His pleasure has neither root..

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I Burst Into Laughter

I burst into laughterwhenever I hearthat the fish is thirsty in water.Without the knowledge of Selfpeople just wander to Mathura or to Kashilike the..

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How Humble Is God

God is the tree in the forests thatallows itself to die and will not defend itself in front of thosewith the ax, not wanting to cause themshame.And..

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How Do You

How do you,Asks the chief of police,Patrol a cityWhere the butcher shopsAre guarded by vultures;Where bulls get pregnant,Cows are barren,And calves..

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Hope For Him

O friend! hope for Him whilst you live, know whilst you live,understand whilst you live: for in life deliverance abides.If your bonds be not broken..

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His Death In Benares

His death in BenaresWon't save the assassinFrom certain hell,Any more than a dipIn the Ganges will sendFrogs—or you—to paradise.My home, says..

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Hiding In This Cage

Hiding in this cageof visible matteris the invisiblelifebirdpay attentionto hershe is singingyour song

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Hey Brother, Why Do You Want Me To Talk?

Hey brother, why do you want me to talk?Talk and talk and the real things get lost.Talk and talk and things get out of hand.Why not stop talking and..

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He's That Rascally Kind Of Yogi

He's that rascally kind of yogiwho has no sky or earth,no hand, foot,form or shape.Where there's no markethe sets up shop,weighs thingsand keeps the..

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Having Crossed The River

Having crossed the river,where will you go, O friend?There's no road to tread,No traveler ahead,Neither a beginning, nor an end.There's no water, no..

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Hang Up The Swing Of Love Today!

Hang the body and the mind between the arms of the beloved,in the ecstasy of love's joy:Bring the tearful streams of the rainy clouds to your..

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Friend, Wake Up! Why Do You Go On Sleeping?

Friend, wake up! Why do you go on sleeping?The night is over— do you want to lose the daythe same way?Other women who managed to get up early..

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Friend, Hope For The Guest While You Are Alive

Friend, hope for the Guest while you are alive.Jump into experience while you are alive!Think... and think... while you are alive.What you call..

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